Wernigerode weather in September

In September, Wernigerode sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Wernigerode's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wernigerode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Wernigerode reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31910
41910
51910
61910
71810
81810
91810
101810
111810
12189
13189
14179
15179
16179
17179
18179
19179
20178
21168
22168
23168
24168
25168
26168
27158
28158
29158
30157

How September really feels in Wernigerode

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Wernigerode weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5912.46.38.10.0
Feb / -3°4610.35.69.60.0
Mar / 5812.53.911.50.8
Apr12° / 49110.913.63.1
May16° / 7012.5015.44.8
Jun19° / 10°7412.9016.45.6
Jul22° / 12°8414.10166.0
Aug22° / 12°7112.4014.46.1
Sep17° / 6210.9012.45.2
Oct12° / 5611.50.210.42.9
Nov / 55112.28.60.6
Dec / -1°6013.567.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53466
63466
73565
83466
93466
103565
113565
123565
133466
143466
153565
163466
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243367
253367
263367
273268
283169
293169
302971

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Wernigerode gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2637
2738
2839
2940
3041

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178184
278184
380173
481163
582162
682162
783152
884151
985141
1085141
1186131
1286131
1387121
1488111
1590100
1690100
179190
189280
199370
209370
219460
229460
239550
249550
259640
269640
279640
289640
299730
309730

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:346:59
213.35:366:56
313.35:386:54
413.25:396:52
513.15:416:49
613.15:436:47
713.05:446:45
812.95:466:42
912.95:486:40
1012.85:496:37
1112.75:516:35
1212.75:536:33
1312.65:546:30
1412.55:566:28
1512.55:586:25
1612.45:596:23
1712.36:016:21
1812.36:036:18
1912.26:046:16
2012.16:066:13
2112.16:086:11
2212.06:096:08
2311.96:116:06
2411.86:136:04
2511.86:156:01
2611.76:165:59
2711.66:185:56
2811.66:205:54
2911.56:215:52
3011.46:235:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Wernigerode?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Wernigerode for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wernigerode in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Wernigerode sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Wernigerode in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wernigerode peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wernigerode?

Wernigerode sits at 51.8°N, 10.8°E, 237 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Blankenburg, 13 km away.

Topography around Wernigerode

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wernigerode.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wernigerode has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Wernigerode is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
1,028 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Blankenburg 13 km · Bad Harzburg 16 km · Halberstadt 20 km · Goslar 25 km · Quedlinburg 26 km · Clausthal-Zellerfeld 31 km · Nordhausen 37 km · Oschersleben 37 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Wernigerode (51.8365°, 10.7822°, elevation 237 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).